| | Event type

Individual, Open

Date	13 – 19 August 2008
Status	Olympic
Location	Xianggang Tiyu Xueyuan, Hong Kong
Participants	47 from 22 countries
Format	Average score of round two (Grand Prix Special) and round three (Grand Prix Freestyle) determined final placement.

Dutch rider Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda “Anky” van Grunsven came into Beijing as the two-time defending gold medalist, a two-time World Champion, and a four-time European Champion. She was favored but was expecting a big challenge from her long-time rival, German Isabell Werth, individually the champion at Atlanta in 1996, a three-time World and five-time European champion. In Beijing Werth led after the Grand Prix round, and the Grand Prix Special round, with van Grunsven second in both phases. However, in the Grand Prix Freestyle, done to music, or the so-called kür, van Grunsven had the highest score in both artistic and technical components to win that phase and win her third consecutive gold medal, with Werth taking silver. German Heike Kemmer won bronze.

In the Grand Prix round Japan’s Hiroshi Hoketsu finished in a tie for 34th, and did not advance to the second round (only the top 25 did). This was his second Olympics, after competing at Tokyo in 1964, fully 44 years before Beijing. Hoketsu’s gap of 44 years between Olympic appearances was far more than the previous record of 32 years set by Mexican Eduardo Prieto, who competed in fencing in 1932 and sailing in 1964, and the mark of 28 years in the same sport, held by six Olympians. Hoketsu would compete again in 2012, when he was 71-years-old.

Pos	Number	Competitor	Horse	NOC	Points	Grand Prix	Grand Prix Special	Grand Prix Kür Freestyle
1	239	Anky van Grunsven	Salinero	NED	78.680	74.750 (2)	74.96 (2)	82.40 (1)	Gold
2	230	Isabell Werth	Satchmo	GER	76.650	76.417 (1)	75.20 (1)	78.10 (2)	Silver
3	228	Heike Kemmer	Bonaparte 67	GER	74.455	72.250 (3)	72.96 (3)	75.95 (3)	Bronze
4	254	Steffen Peters	Ravel	USA	74.150	70.000 (9)	71.80 (4)	76.50 (4)
5	238	Hans Peter Minderhoud	Nadine	NED	73.035	69.625 (10)	70.92 (7)	75.15 (5)
6	246	Aleksandra Korelova	Balagur	RUS	72.625	68.500 (14)	71.40 (5)	73.85 (6)
7	225	Emma Hindle	Lancet	GBR	72.345	71.125 (4)	70.44 (8)	74.25 (7)
8	220	Kyra Kyrklund	Max	FIN	71.985	70.583 (6)	69.72 (9)	74.25 (8)
9	237	Bernadette Pujals	Vincent	MEX	71.675	69.250 (11)	71.00 (6)	72.35 (9)
10	248	Jan Brink	Briar 899	SWE	71.205	68.875 (12)	68.96 (12)	73.45 (10)
11	216	Andreas Helgstrand	Don Schufro	DEN	70.675	68.833 (13)	68.80 (13)	72.55 (11)
12	250	Tinne Silfvén	Solos Carex	SWE	70.345	66.042 (22)	69.24 (10)	71.45 (12)
13	212	Ashley Holzer	Pop Art	CAN	70.105	67.042 (18)	68.76 (14)	71.45 (13)
14	215	Nathalie til Sayn-Wittgenstein	Digby	DEN	69.110	70.417 (7)	69.12 (11)	69.10 (14)
15	218	Juan Muñoz	Fuego de Cardenas	ESP	–	66.083 (21)	68.16 (15)	–
16	229	Nadine Capellmann	Elvis VA	GER	–	70.083 (8)	67.24 (16)	–
17	224	Laura Bechtolsheimer	Mistral Hojris	GBR	–	65.917 (23)	67.16 (17)	–
18	203	Hayley Beresford	Relampago	AUS	–	65.583 (25)	66.32 (18)	–
19	202	Kristy Oatley-Nist	Quando Quando	AUS	–	65.750 (24)	66.08 (19)	–
20	223	Marc Boblet	Whitini Star	FRA	–	66.125 (20)	65.64 (20)	–
21	214	Anne van Olst	Clearwater	DEN	–	67.375 (16)	65.32 (21)	–
22	242	Michał Rapcewicz	Randon	POL	–	67.500 (15)	65.12 (22)	–
23	249	Patrik Kittel	Floresco	SWE	–	67.125 (17)	64.36 (23)	–
24	222	Hubert Perring	Diabolo St Maurice	FRA	–	66.833 (19)	62.68 (24)	–
25	240	Imke Schellekens-Bartels	Sunrise	NED	–	70.875 (5)	– (DNS)	–
26	205	Victoria Max-Theurer	Falcao 12	AUT	–	65.333 (26)	–	–
27	219	Jordi Domingo	Prestige	ESP	–	64.042 (27)	–	–
28	210	Jacqueline Brooks	Gran Gesto	CAN	–	63.750 (28)	–	–
29	206	Iryna Lis	Redford	BLR	–	63.500 (29)	–	–
30	226	Jane Gregory	Lucky Star	GBR	–	63.375 (30)	–	–
31	221	Julia Chevanne-Gimel	Calimucho	FRA	–	63.250 (31)	–	–
32	243	Daniel Pinto	Galopin De La Font	POR	–	63.083 (32)	–	–
33	252	Debbie McDonald	Brentina	USA	–	63.000 (33)	–	–
=34	235	Hiroshi Hoketsu	Whisper	JPN	–	62.542 (=34)	–	–
=34	201	Heath Ryan	Greenoaks Dundee	AUS	–	62.542 (=34)	–	–
=36	247	Tatyana Miloserdova	Wat A Feeling	RUS	–	61.875 (=36)	–	–
=36	232	Pierluigi Sangiorgi	Flourian	ITA	–	61.875 (=36)	–	–
38	244	Carlos Pinto	Notavel	POR	–	61.708 (38)	–	–
39	209	Luiza Almeida	Samba	BRA	–	60.833 (39)	–	–
40	213	Liu Lina	Piroschka	CHN	–	60.625 (40)	–	–
41	233	Mieko Yagi	Dow Jones	JPN	–	60.167 (41)	–	–
42	208	Leandro Silva	Oceano Do Top	BRA	–	60.125 (42)	–	–
43	211	Leslie Reid	Orion	CAN	–	59.750 (43)	–	–
44	234	Yuko Kitai	Rambo	JPN	–	59.250 (44)	–	–
45	236	Choi Jun-Sang	Cinque Cento	KOR	–	57.333 (45)	–	–
DNF	245	Miguel Duarte	Oxalis	POR	–	– (DNF)	–	–
DQ	253	Courtney King-Dye	Mythilus	USA	[70.175]	[70.458] (DQ)	[70.80] (DQ)	[69.55] (DQ)		1

Grand Prix

Date	13 – 14 August 2008 — 19:15
Format	Top 25 riders advanced to round two (Grand Prix Special).
Judge E	Barnabas Mandi	HUN
Judge H	Leif Tørnblad	DEN
Judge C	Ghislain Fouarge	NED
Judge M	Gotthilf Riexinger	GER
Judge B	Gary Rockwell	USA

Pos	Number	Competitor	Horse	NOC	Points
1	230	Isabell Werth	Satchmo	GER	76.417
2	239	Anky van Grunsven	Salinero	NED	74.750
3	228	Heike Kemmer	Bonaparte 67	GER	72.250
4	225	Emma Hindle	Lancet	GBR	71.125
5	240	Imke Schellekens-Bartels	Sunrise	NED	70.875
6	220	Kyra Kyrklund	Max	FIN	70.583
7	215	Nathalie til Sayn-Wittgenstein	Digby	DEN	70.417
8	229	Nadine Capellmann	Elvis VA	GER	70.083
9	254	Steffen Peters	Ravel	USA	70.000
10	238	Hans Peter Minderhoud	Nadine	NED	69.625
11	237	Bernadette Pujals	Vincent	MEX	69.250
12	248	Jan Brink	Briar 899	SWE	68.875
13	216	Andreas Helgstrand	Don Schufro	DEN	68.833
14	246	Aleksandra Korelova	Balagur	RUS	68.500
15	242	Michał Rapcewicz	Randon	POL	67.500
16	214	Anne van Olst	Clearwater	DEN	67.375
17	249	Patrik Kittel	Floresco	SWE	67.125
18	212	Ashley Holzer	Pop Art	CAN	67.042
19	222	Hubert Perring	Diabolo St Maurice	FRA	66.833
20	223	Marc Boblet	Whitini Star	FRA	66.125
21	218	Juan Muñoz	Fuego de Cardenas	ESP	66.083
22	250	Tinne Silfvén	Solos Carex	SWE	66.042
23	224	Laura Bechtolsheimer	Mistral Hojris	GBR	65.917
24	202	Kristy Oatley-Nist	Quando Quando	AUS	65.750
25	203	Hayley Beresford	Relampago	AUS	65.583
26	205	Victoria Max-Theurer	Falcao 12	AUT	65.333
27	219	Jordi Domingo	Prestige	ESP	64.042
28	210	Jacqueline Brooks	Gran Gesto	CAN	63.750
29	206	Iryna Lis	Redford	BLR	63.500
30	226	Jane Gregory	Lucky Star	GBR	63.375
31	221	Julia Chevanne-Gimel	Calimucho	FRA	63.250
32	243	Daniel Pinto	Galopin De La Font	POR	63.083
33	252	Debbie McDonald	Brentina	USA	63.000
=34	235	Hiroshi Hoketsu	Whisper	JPN	62.542
=34	201	Heath Ryan	Greenoaks Dundee	AUS	62.542
=36	247	Tatyana Miloserdova	Wat A Feeling	RUS	61.875
=36	232	Pierluigi Sangiorgi	Flourian	ITA	61.875
38	244	Carlos Pinto	Notavel	POR	61.708
39	209	Luiza Almeida	Samba	BRA	60.833
40	213	Liu Lina	Piroschka	CHN	60.625
41	233	Mieko Yagi	Dow Jones	JPN	60.167
42	208	Leandro Silva	Oceano Do Top	BRA	60.125
43	211	Leslie Reid	Orion	CAN	59.750
44	234	Yuko Kitai	Rambo	JPN	59.250
45	236	Choi Jun-Sang	Cinque Cento	KOR	57.333
DNF	245	Miguel Duarte	Oxalis	POR	–
DQ	253	Courtney King-Dye	Mythilus	USA	[70.458]	2

Grand Prix Special

Date	16 August 2008 — 19:15
Format	Top 15 riders advanced to Grand Prix Kür Freestyle.
Judge E	Gotthilf Riexinger	GER
Judge H	Jean-Michel Roudier	FRA
Judge C	Minako Furuoka	JPN
Judge M	Gary Rockwell	USA
Judge B	Barnabas Mandi	HUN

Pos	Number	Competitor	Horse	NOC	Points
1	230	Isabell Werth	Satchmo	GER	75.20
2	239	Anky van Grunsven	Salinero	NED	74.96
3	228	Heike Kemmer	Bonaparte 67	GER	72.96
4	254	Steffen Peters	Ravel	USA	71.80
5	246	Aleksandra Korelova	Balagur	RUS	71.40
6	237	Bernadette Pujals	Vincent	MEX	71.00
7	238	Hans Peter Minderhoud	Nadine	NED	70.92
8	225	Emma Hindle	Lancet	GBR	70.44
9	220	Kyra Kyrklund	Max	FIN	69.72
10	250	Tinne Silfvén	Solos Carex	SWE	69.24
11	215	Nathalie til Sayn-Wittgenstein	Digby	DEN	69.12
12	248	Jan Brink	Briar 899	SWE	68.96
13	216	Andreas Helgstrand	Don Schufro	DEN	68.80
14	212	Ashley Holzer	Pop Art	CAN	68.76
15	218	Juan Muñoz	Fuego de Cardenas	ESP	68.16
16	229	Nadine Capellmann	Elvis VA	GER	67.24
17	224	Laura Bechtolsheimer	Mistral Hojris	GBR	67.16
18	203	Hayley Beresford	Relampago	AUS	66.32
19	202	Kristy Oatley-Nist	Quando Quando	AUS	66.08
20	223	Marc Boblet	Whitini Star	FRA	65.64
21	214	Anne van Olst	Clearwater	DEN	65.32
22	242	Michał Rapcewicz	Randon	POL	65.12
23	249	Patrik Kittel	Floresco	SWE	64.36
24	222	Hubert Perring	Diabolo St Maurice	FRA	62.68
DQ	253	Courtney King-Dye	Mythilus	USA	[70.80]	3
DNS	240	Imke Schellekens-Bartels	Sunrise	NED	–

Grand Prix Kür Freestyle

Date	19 August 2008 — 19:15
Judge E	Leif Tørnblad	DEN
Judge H	Minako Furuoka	JPN
Judge C	Gotthilf Riexinger	GER
Judge M	Jean-Michel Roudier	FRA
Judge B	Ghislain Fouarge	NED

Pos	Number	Competitor	Horse	NOC	Points	Grand Prix Freestyle Technical Points	Grand Prix Freestyle Artistic Points	Grand Prix Special Points
1	239	Anky van Grunsven	Salinero	NED	82.40	38.90	43.50	74.96
2	230	Isabell Werth	Satchmo	GER	78.10	37.40	40.70	75.20
3	228	Heike Kemmer	Bonaparte 67	GER	75.95	36.05	39.90	72.96
4	254	Steffen Peters	Ravel	USA	76.50	36.50	40.00	71.80
5	238	Hans Peter Minderhoud	Nadine	NED	75.15	35.85	39.30	70.92
6	246	Aleksandra Korelova	Balagur	RUS	73.85	35.25	38.60	71.40
7	225	Emma Hindle	Lancet	GBR	74.25	36.05	38.20	70.44
8	220	Kyra Kyrklund	Max	FIN	74.25	35.15	39.10	69.72
9	237	Bernadette Pujals	Vincent	MEX	72.35	34.65	37.70	71.00
10	248	Jan Brink	Briar 899	SWE	73.45	35.15	38.30	68.96
11	216	Andreas Helgstrand	Don Schufro	DEN	72.55	34.65	37.90	68.80
12	250	Tinne Silfvén	Solos Carex	SWE	71.45	34.15	37.30	69.24
13	212	Ashley Holzer	Pop Art	CAN	71.45	34.45	37.00	68.76
14	215	Nathalie til Sayn-Wittgenstein	Digby	DEN	69.10	33.50	35.60	69.12
DQ	253	Courtney King-Dye	Mythilus	USA	[69.55]	[33.35]	[36.20]	[70.80]	4